slock - simple screen locker

simple screen locker utility for X.

Requirements

In order to build slock you need the Xlib header files.

Installation

Edit config.mk to match your local setup (slock is installed into the /usr/local namespace by default).

Afterwards enter the following command to build and install slock (if necessary as root):

make clean install

Dwmlogo patch

This build contains the dwmlogo patch (look at the date to see which one is the latest), which instead of using the colors for the whole screen, it draws the dwm logo which changes color based on the state.

Logodwm in combination with other patches

I have not tested the logodwm patch with all other patches, so if there is some incompatibility, make an issue or create a pull request.

Dwmlogo patch conflict with dpms patch

With the dpms patch there is a conflict in the main function. Edit the main function so it looks like this, for it to work properly:

main(int argc, char **argv){
    ...
        XFreeGC(dpy, locks[s]->gc);
    }

    /* reset DPMS values to inital ones */
    DPMSSetTimeouts(dpy, standby, suspend, off);
    XSync(dpy, 0);
    XCloseDisplay(dpy);

    return 0;
}

Running slock

Simply invoke the 'slock' command. To get out of it, enter your password.